ABB VFD Drives

ABB VFD drives are developed, manufactured and sales by ABB Group, it’s a famous brand VFD. It’s mainly used to control and adjust three phase AC motor’s speed. Due to its stable performance, rich combination of features, high performance vector control technology, low speed with high torque output, good dynamic characteristics and superior overload capacity, ABB drives occupy an important position in global VFD markets.

VFDs are used to control AC induction motor speed and torque, while the induction motor is the major equipment in industrial areas. ABB is the global market leader of variable frequency controller and motor areas.
Variable frequency technology extends the motor running speed range - from zero speed to above the motor rated speed - to improve the production efficiency of the transmission process significantly. In the case the motor only needs a lower capacity, the VFD can reduce the motor speed to save energy.

ABB standard drives are easy to installation, set up and operation, to save a lot of time for you. The VFDs are widely available and can be purchased from all of ABB's distributors, thus it called standard drives. Those drives have common fieldbus interface, processes, specifications, design, debug and maintenance.

Flexible power supply connection
ABB ACS 2000 VFD drives can be without using the input isolation transformer, depending on user’s choice and the existing equipment situation, thus allow the variable frequency drive connects to the power supply directly (direct power grid connection), or can be connected to a input isolation transformer.
In direct power grid connection configuration mode, clients can benefit from the lower investment cost due to there is no transformer. Compare with other VFDs which need transformer, ABB ACS 2000 drives have more compact design, lighter weight, lower transportation costs, and need smaller installation space.

Lower harmonics
ABB ACS 2000 drives integrated Active Front End (AFE) technology, without using expensive and dedicated transformer, ACS2000 VFD can minimize the power grid harmonic, and with additional four-quadrant operation and reactive power compensation benefits.
AFE provides low harmonic to meet the various criteria for current and voltage harmonics requirements. Thus, there is no need for harmonic analysis or installing a line filter.

Reduce energy consumption
In order to achieve minimize energy consumption, AFE allows four-quadrant operation to make braking energy back to the power grid.

Reactive power compensation
AFE also can provide reactive power compensation. With SVC, the VFD can maintain a smooth voltage characteristic, and avoid the reactive power punishment.

Easy installation, commissioning and maintenance
With direct power supply connection technique, to allow the VFD installation and commissioning work faster and more convenient. Installing a VFD, simply use ABB "three in - three out" wiring concept, disconnect the direct power supply running and connect to the VFD, then connect the VFD to the AC motor .
ABB ACS2000 drives were designed with withdrawable phase module for quick replacing all of the VFD's components from the drive's front side, the mean time to repair (MTTR) is in leading level of the whole industry.

ACS 2000 VFD's control platform uses ABB's award-winning DTC platform, which provides maximum torque, speed performance and lowest energy loss which never happened in medium voltage variable frequency drives. In all conditions, the VFD's control is quick and smooth.

Lower investment cost
Flexible power supply connection, lower harmonics and power consumption, easy installation and commissioning reliability to make ABB ACS 2000 drives have a low total investment cost throughout it's service life cycle.

Application
ABB drives are used in industrial areas, ACS510 VFDs are especially for fan and water pump drive, the typical applications include constant pressure water supply, cooling fan, subway, tunnel fan and so on.

ABB ACS 510 drives Highlights

Perfect match with fan and pump applications;

Advanced control panel;

Patented technology to reduce harmonics, swinging choke;

Loop soft start;

Multi-point V/F curve;

Built-in RFI filters as standard;

CE certification.

ABB ACS 510 drives Key Features

Perfect match with fan pump.

Enhanced PFC application: Control up to 7 (1+6) pumps, it's able to switch more pumps.

More environmentally friendly
EMC: For the first and second environment RFI filters as standard VFDs, without using additional external filters.
Reactor: swinging chokes, match inductance depending on different loads, thus suppressing and reducing harmonics and reduce total harmonic.

ABB ACS140 drives
For 0.12-2.2KW squirrel-cage motor's speed and torque control.
As one of Comp-AC family, ACS140 enriched ABB drives. Despite its small size, it contains a number of high-performance transmission's features. It is very suitable for gases, liquids, solids handling processes, typical applications include: packaging machines, washing machines, blender, conveyors, pumps and so on.

ABB ACS140 drives have maximum design reliability. OEM distributors can choose cooling mode freely. For flange-mounted, the module generated heat will be dissipated outside the enclosure directly. To further enhance the drives reliability, the number of module's components has been minimized as much as possible.

ABB ACS140 drives output frequency is sensitivity to follow the given signal changes. The average accuracy is better than 1%, fast response, with an average delay time of less than 9 mm.

ABB ACS400 VFDs are in 2.2-37KW power range, the maximum benefits are energy conservation, accurate control, safe and reliable, use aluminum and plastic parts to ensure the VFD sufficient precision, ACS400 VFDs main power supply is 230-500V 50/60Hz, control power is 115-230V. Adopt the latest IGBT technology in excitation, the magnetic field voltage does need to match the transformer, magnetic field line fuses and reactors have also been integrated in ABB DCS400 module. As the magnetic field using the three-phase line supply, and get power from the three-phase power supply directly, thus DCS400 VFD does not need a separate field power line. ABB DCS400 drive has a variety of debugging tools. Setup parameters under the guidance of the Commissioning Wizard, plus with self-optimization debugging process, DCS400 VFD's typical debugging time is 15 minutes.

User Interface - without control panels to save costs, but also provide different control panels

according to functional needs.

Cabinet Compatibility - Optimum installation layout

Built-in EMC - no extra space, parts, time or cost

Transmission protection - protect the transmission with the best quality latest solution.

ABB ACS800 Drives
The biggest advantage of ABB ACS800 VFD is using the same control technology in the whole power range drives, such as starting wizard, custom program, DTC control, common parts, common interface technology, and the common software tools for the VFD selection, commissioning and maintenance.

Newest Technology
The core technology of ABB ACS800 VFD is direct torque control (DTC), which is the most advanced AC induction motor control method currently. The outstanding performance and stability of DTC make the ACS800 drives are suitable for a variety of industrial fields.

Custom Programming
Compare with traditional parametric programming, ABB ACS800 VFD's custom programming has better adaptability. As a standard configuration of all range drives, it’s like the drive built-in a small PLC, and do not need to add any additional hardware and software.

Environmentally friendly
ABB is the business member of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) sustainable development, ABB drives follow the 16 provisions of the ICC, and follow the ISO14001 standard in the production process.

ABB ACS1000 drives
ACS1000 high voltage VFD is for 310-5000KW motors speed and torque control, voltage rating of 2.3, 3.3 and 4.16kV, this drive has excellent speed and torque control characteristics.

Smooth system integration
ABB ACS1000 VFDs have a variety of flexible combination options to suit a variety of new or renovation projects with different requirements. Minimize interference to the existing equipment and power grid.

Superb performance
Using ABB's patented DTC (Direct Torque Control) technology, ACS1000 series VFD provides precise process control, DTC can provide the most rapid response for any motor torque control platform. Without using encoder, it can guarantee the best control precision even if the input power changes and load sudden changes.

The AC drive is as variable frequency drive which allows the motor to be operated over a range of speed in a controlled manner, and since you can control the speed of the motor it could have the effect of a soft starter.
AC drive is obviously more costly, it can have two acceleration sessions with ...

None of the overhead hoist and crane manufacturers, service and sales companies, out of the more than 1,500 we deal with directly, are using other than asynchronous motors. When we discuss the 90% efficiency achievable via the use of variable frequency drives (VFD), it's not optimistic, it's ...

1) Realize AC motor's soft start/stop by adopting VFD control, to increase the equipment's service life and avoid impact on the power system.
2) Control the AC motor's rotation speed by the variable speed drive, remove the damper adjustment to decrease failure rate of the application, and increase ...

For most of the smaller VFDs on the market today, the harmonics are dealt with internally in the unit. The question of the level of harmonics expected is definitely not a simple one. There are many factors from the transformer size and utilization, cable length, other harmonic producers on the ...

You can help to troubleshoot by implementing a good alarm/message system (I have seen many package units with only an alarm indicating a problem "PLC FAILURE") and asking for well documented applications (software and hardware, good tag naming, etc) and if you feel more comfortable by using a ...